The wave of COVID-19 infections continued to impact the sports world, including in Las Vegas. The Raiders and a headline college basketball doubleheader are experiencing the effects.
UNLV
Now that the American Athletic Conference’s attempt to woo four Mountain West schools has failed, the MW is positioned to take a long, hard look at its options.
UNLV senior associate athletic director Erick Harper has been elevated to interim athletic director, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
The Rebels are going about their business sans Desiree Reed-Francois, who on Sunday was announced as the new athletic director at Missouri.
Keith Whitfield as university president is now taxed with replacing Desiree Reed-Francois, who departed for Missouri of the Southeastern Conference.
There’s a reason UNLV athletic director Desiree-Reed Francois was listed among candidates for essentially all Power Five openings the past year or so: Climbers want to climb.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois is leaving the department to become the AD at Missouri, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
UNLV Rebels guard Jordan McCabe and his 450,000 social media followers is an example of how some will profit off name, image and likeness legislation.
UNLV has created a program called The Vegas Effect to assist its athletes as they become eligible next year to profit off their name, image and likeness.
With the ability of college athletes to make money outside of scholarships, the gap between the UNLVs and Alabamas of the world is about to widen.
UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo, basketball coaches Kevin Kruger and Lindy La Rocque and volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan get high-octane thrills during Rebel Caravan stop.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois’ new deal takes her through June 30, 2026. She has been in charge of Rebels athletics since April 2017.
UNLV athletics’ partnership with the Raider Image went live Tuesday with the launch of the university’s new official apparel website.
Coaches have been free to leave for another job without penalty forever. Now players have the same right. So coaches need to quit complaining and embrace the new reality.
It’s much easier — not to mention cheaper — for UNLV to ditch a mascot than the nickname the university has been known by since the mid-1950s.
